Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8494, Absalom Flowers, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Flowers, Absalom
S. 8494
CONTENTS
carded

Virginia
23.309
Absalom Flowers - of Sussex in the State of Virginia who was a P. in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Meriwether in the Virginia line for
Paid at the Treasury under the acts of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1836 to 4 March 1837. Agt Notified 16. Jany 1839.
Letter to 3 rd Auditor 15 Dec 1843
Paid as above from 4 th Sep 1840 to 4 March 1841. & from 4. Sep 1841. to 4 Sep 1842. Agt Notified 11 th April 1844
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 22 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Dec 33. and Sarah H. M. J. Y. Mason
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 56.10 Semi-ant. allowance ending Jan 31 11.22 67.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath: Rice - Clerk. Book E Vol. 04 Page 13

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 9 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Abraham Flowers, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty two Dollars and forty four Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1836, to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 20 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Ab alon Flowers, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty two Dollars and 44 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1840, to the 4 th March 1841, and from 4 th Sept. 1841 to the 4 th Sept. 1842. } Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

abraham Flowers
29.015
Adm La peruh
6 mo L 22 days
$22.44
Hon. J. Y. Mason
HR

The State of Virginia and County of Sussex ss
On this second day of May — in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of the Court of Sussex County in the State of Virginia now sitting. Absalom Flowers a resident of the said County and State in the seventy fifth year of his age, who being first duly sworn according to Law, on his oath doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States during the Revolution under the following named officers, and served as herein stated viz:
The 1 st Tour was called into service as a Militiaman by his division — that is, by the number from 1 to 10 which each private draws on being first enrolled in the militia, and which designates the order in which they are ordered into service. The Company was under Captain John Powell, Lieut. Col. Powell Lieutenant and Levi Richelle Ensign. Major Decloman commanded the Battalion and Col. Meriwether the Regiment. — we were called together at Hall's Ordinary near Stony Creek in Sussex about the 1 st January 1781 from thence marched to Petersburg and joined Decloman's Command, thence to Cabin Point thence in the neighbourhood of Portsmouth, and as the Enemy constantly shifting their position, we were as constantly marched to & fro, at different points but stayed longest at Cabin Point. was then discharged after a three months' tour of duty. — 2 nd Tour called into service in the same manner as above in the of same year, under Captain John Hattenburg Lieut. Col. Powell & Ensign Levi Richelle, same battalion Regiment & Brigade and same field and general Officers. — we were ordered out as a relief to some Militia near Petersburg. remained under arms at Petersburg all night, and on the ensuing morning was attacked by the Enemy who compelled us to retreat — this fight is usually called in Virginia the Battle of Petersburg. With Hattenburg commanded at this Battle. Capt. Maffett who commanded my Company was wounded on the hip & carried off — four of my Comrades were also wounded.
The Command of my Company devolved on Lieut. Powell who drew us off from the Action and carried us to the Coal-pits and remained there 8 or 10 Days. the Enemy having moved toward Richmond for the purpose of burning that City, we marched there and joined a strong body under the Command of Lafayette. Arnold having discovered him, made a sudden retreat back to Petersburg, and we lay at Richmond some time, then marched down on the north side of James River some 7 or 8 Miles below Richmond, thence back to Richmond where 11 of us were discharged. — This Tour I served eight weeks.
3 rd Tour. In October of the same year was again called into service under the Command of Capt. Nathaniel

41 at Newbern who marched us to Surry Court House, he there resigned or left us and the command of our company devolved on Lieut. Thomas Newsum. Col. Blunt and Major Mabry were our Field Officers. we were marched to the James River crossed it from Swans Point to James Town (Main just above the Island) and thence to Williamsburg and Little York, where we joined General Washington's besieging Army. — we were placed with that part of the army under the immediate command of Hubeu. He served there during the latter part of the siege — the battles — and the final surrender of the British Army. when the prisoners were about to be removed to Fredericksburg his Brother came and relieved me, and he was regularly discharged and returned home. He served also eight weeks in this tour. — making in all seven months of faithful service. and in which time he was actually engaged in the two Battles of Petersburg and York Town.
He has no documentary evidence, and he does not know of any other persons except Frederick Fells and William Chappell who were both in service with him, whose testimony he can procure, conveniently, who can testify to his service. — he was raised in Surry County and moved into the County of Sussex at eighteen years of age — and has resided in said County of Sussex ever since. He here relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or Annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. — Absalom Flowers
We Frederick R. Fells and Chappell and William Chappell residing in the same County and State as above do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Absalom Flowers, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be in his seventy fifth year of his age, that he is reputed, and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Wm Chappell his Fred. R. Fells mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Frederick Fells -
is a Clergyman resident in the county of and William Chappelle
who has also signed the same are residents of the said County of Sussex and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit - and the said Court further certifies that Frederick Fells, and W m Chappelle, appeared in open court, & being sworn say that they were acquainted with Absalom Flower in the Revolutionary war, and served with him, in the Virginia militia - and that the said Fells and Chappelle are respectable witnesses, & entitled to credit.
I Littleton Lanier clerk of the County Court of Sussex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Absalom Flower for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of _____ Office This 2 nd day of May 1833.
L. Lanier

Rehran
8494 INVALID.
File No. 8494
Abraham Flowers
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. 18 , Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]